Q: Can animal control take my dogs from private property, impound them and charge me and preform surgery if I dont consent?
I'm recently houseless (homeless) the police have targeted my dogs so that I go into a shelter they have had them impounded 3 times we have paid the fees to get them out and now they want to do neutering surgeries to them before releasing them. they are 15 years old 13 years old and I don't believe they would be able to make it through the surgery as well as I don't want the surgery performed on any of them. Animal control basically told me they're going to do it anyway. is it legal for them to get my dogs from private property in my absence? and is it legal for them to perform a surgery I'm not consenting to, that I flat out told them NO.. ?they are going on a ordinance of the county that they can, is there anything I can do to stop it? Can I sue animal control and the police dept?
A: The county animal control shelter is doing its job protecting the entire community, as well as helping your dogs stay alive. They have been given extensive powers in doing so, powers which cannot be overturned without expensive litigation. As a homeless person you first concern should be you; unless you find a suitable home you may not ever see your two dogs again.
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